Windows 10: Installed Win10 Installation Media. How to find existing data?

Hi
I installed "Win10 Installation Media" on a flash drive (to help rescue data on another laptop) but didn't realise I had important files already on the drive.
The "Win10 Installation Media" install created a new drive on the flash drive and I can't see my old data. I'm sure it is still there but I don't know how to access it as only the new drive name shows up.
Hope that makes sense...any help/ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks

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